DNV has launched what it calls the industry’s first public tender portal for e-methanol procurement in the EU and UK, aiming to help bridge the gap between producers and industrial offtakers as demand for cleaner fuels accelerates.

The new online platform will connect a leading European e-methanol producer with buyers across shipping, heavy industry and aviation. DNV sad that it offers a transparent, competitive framework to secure long-term supply agreements for renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBOs).

The move comes amid growing interest in e-methanol as a low-carbon alternative to conventional marine fuels. Produced from renewable hydrogen and captured biogenic carbon, e-methanol meets EU and IMO decarbonisation requirements under frameworks such as RED III, FuelEU Maritime, and Fit for 55.

DNV noted that the tender is designed to address a key market bottleneck — the lack of reliable, certified supply channels — while offering price stability and compliance assurance for buyers seeking to meet future fuel mandates.

“The technology for e-methanol exists, but the market mechanisms to scale it are still forming,” said Santiago Blanco, vice president and regional director at DNV, adding: “By launching this tender, we’re de-risking the procurement process for both producers and offtakers and helping turn ambition into actionable supply agreements.”

The two-stage process starts with a non-binding qualification phase to identify eligible buyers, followed by direct negotiations between shortlisted participants and the producer. Deliveries of RFNBO-certified e-methanol are expected to begin in the second half of 2028

.The class society said the tender will strengthen market confidence and support e-methanol’s establishment as a “bankable commodity” within Europe’s decarbonisation ecosystem.